Historic Chinatown
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Controversial condo complex in Vancouver’s Chinatown gets green lightThe decision comes after a series of marathon public hearings, where scores of people signed up to speak against and for the project.PoliticsJun 26, 2023
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Nearly $400K in grants approved to help Vancouver’s beleaguered ChinatownVancouver city council has approved $387,000 in grants aimed at graffiti removal and neighbourhood safety to support historic Chinatown.CrimeMay 9, 2023
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Vancouver gets first look at $2.2M plan to revitalize beleaguered ChinatownThe Uplifting Chinatown Action Plan envisions actions starting in the second quarter of 2023, with just under $2.2 million in funding from the 2023 operating budget.CanadaJan 13, 2023
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‘It feels like a homecoming’: Vancouver businesses open in Chinatown to help revitalize areaThe storefront at 83 East Pender Street had been vacant for more than seven years when Dustin Grant and Perry Lam relocated to the area in late June.FeaturesJul 17, 2022
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‘Yesterday’s gone’: Balancing preservation and development in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown“Preservation without development is just as bad as development without preservation”: Vancouver Chinatown Foundation chair Carol Lee said walking the very fine line is difficult.CanadaJul 11, 2022
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Vancouver street artists craft mural for Chinatown business that challenged graffiti taggersTommy Wong wrote a message responding to vandals who had repeatedly targeted his business. It caught the attention of DTES street artists who offered to help.CrimeJun 17, 2022
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Vancouver Chinatown merchant writes message to graffiti taggers targeting his storefrontVancouver City Coun. Pete Fry said Wong’s gesture is an appropriate response to the often racist graffiti in the neighbourhood.FeaturesMay 16, 2022
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Street and mural artists work to change narrative on Vancouver Chinatown graffitiAn iconic Downtown Eastside street artist is lending his voice to efforts to clamp down on graffiti vandalism in Vancouver's historic Chinatown.CrimeMay 15, 2022
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Confusion, anxiety after sale of seniors home in Vancouver’s ChinatownThe province says residents will stay, but family members say they have seen nothing in writing, and that the area is losing housing for vulnerable Chinese seniors.NewsApr 16, 2021
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Developers urge Vancouver to press ‘pause’ on Chinatown zoning changesThe city is holding a public hearing on new limits, including setting a maximum building height of 90 feet.PoliticsJun 28, 2018
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